Over the years, the owner of the franchise, the omnipresent Electronic Arts, has tried a number of different angles, but though NFS1 and 2 were popular, subsequent releases failed to set the world alight.

EA's long-running Need for Speed series takes a step into slightly shadier territory with the release of Underground. As you would expect, success is achieved through a combination of precision driving, ruthless aggression and knowing the odd short-cut.

The total number of cars has dropped considerably, but the complexity of the car models has increased, as well as the physics. The secret cars are so amazing to drive. You know how your optician feels about too much eye-candy.

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Need For Speed: Carbon uses an all-new physics model that makes each car handle and drive differently. You can let your creative juices flow when designing your crew's cars with the new Autoscuplt car customisation tool that lets you design and morph your car in every way imaginable.